Tianzhu Mountain is located within the boundaries of Qianshan County in the southwest of Anhui, with a scenic area covering 82.46 square kilometers. Because of it's dramatic, precipitous beauty, the highest peak - "Heavenly Pillar Peak" – the mountain has the name Tianzhu.

Tianzhu Mountain is also known as the Wan Mountain. In 106 BC, Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty named Tianzhu Mountain as "the Southern Mountain" after he had ascended it. The name was then abolished by the Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty. So people also call it "Ancient Southern Mountain". What's more, it was the fief of the country "Wan" in Chuen-Qiou Period. The Mountain was called Mountain Wan and the river was called River Wan. So "Wan" is a short name for Anhui Province.

It belongs to be the first batch of national key scenic areas and national forest parks. The whole scenic area is comprised of 45 peaks, 17 ranges, 18 cliffs, 14 rocks, 25 grottoes, 86 unique stones, 18 waterfalls, 17 springs, 7 villages, 2 temple building complexes and more than 100 types and 1000 kinds of plants. Tianzhu Mountain is the perfect show of ancient culture of Anhui province. It is the solemn land of Taoism and Buddhism as well as the original sites of Foguang Temple and Shangu Temple in Tang Dynasty. There are also the quintessential cliff inscriptions for calligraphic exercise; especially the cliff inscriptions of Shiniu Grotto are ranked the first both in quality and quantity of calligraphic works. The ancient cultural relic of Xuejiagang reappear the primitive look of Neolithic age Many people comment the beauty of Tianzhu Mountain is featured with the magnificence of Huangshan Mountain and the serenity of Lushan Mountain. It is full of the strange pine trees and odd stones, flying waterfalls and flowing springs, deep canyons and grottoes as well as the ancient cottages. There are also many rare treasured plant species as well as the seldom-seen animals like raccoon dogs, lyrebirds and giant salamanders. These are also the attractive part of Tianzhu Mountain Scenic Area.

Tianzhu Mountain has been approved to be the national geo-park and it is close to Dabieshan Mountain and Yangtze River. Due to its unique geographic landform and geological structure, Tianzhu Mountain becomes one of the centers of geology research and exploration as well as the rare geologic tourist destination. It is a mysterious land in the realm of geology, and a lot of unexplored and unknown attractions are under investigation.